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Fa•sching n.

Religiona carnival celebration that precedes Lent in German-speaking countries and communities;
Shrovetide.

German, origin, originally Bavarian and Austrian dialect, dialectal; Middle High German vaschanc, vastschang, perh. equivalent. to vast- Lent (German Fasten; see fast²) + schanc distribution or pouring of drinks, referring to the dispensing of liquor prohibited during Lent
1910–15

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